The War Zone, A Weird Common Thread in Our Lives Summary

Reginald Denny, whose beating on the day of the Rodney King verdict was videotaped and repeatedly shown to the public, describes how he had made that same trip in his truck every day. He would get off the freeway at the same place and had to take up a lot of space when turning because his truck was so big. People would become upset that he took two lanes, but he did not have a choice.

All he remembers is confusion and seeing broken glass on the ground. The truck in front of him was carrying medical supplies, and when Denny was beaten, he was hit with an oxygen canister. He says he did not know the verdict had come down when he made his...